Exchangeable tool heads can provide machining cost benefits, improving both cutting performance and tool inventory management. Replaceable carbide tips can increase tool life and provide more consistent performance, reduce drill inventory, and streamline setup time and organization. In many cases, worn out tips can be replaced in the machine and toolholder, eliminating the need for pre-setting, offset and touch-off of a tool.
Following this principle, Seco has introduced the 335.14 small-diameter exchangeable head system, 335.16 cutter for T-slot operations and cassette versions of its 335.25 cutter that incorporate round inserts.
Small-Diameter Cutter Heads
Using small-diameter exchangeable carbide heads, the 335.14 offers a versatile and precise cutting profile. These cutters are designed for groove milling, circlip grooves, full radius profiles, threading profiles and chamfering. The 335.14 product line includes cylindrical and integrated collet chuck shanks in diameters from 0.38" (9.7 mm) to 1.37" (34.7 mm) that cut widths from 0.03" (0.74 mm) to 0.207" (5.26 mm).
Tooling for Standard T-Slot Operations
Seco’s 335.16 cutters incorporate 4-edged inserts for T-slot operations. According to the company, their modern insert geometries reduce machining forces and noise for optimum tool life. Centralized cooling channels are designed to remove chips and deliver better surface finish. Cutters come in diameters from 0.97" (25 mm) to 1.844" (50 mm) based on standardized T-slot dimensions. A selection of insert geometries and grades cut many materials in widths ranging from 0.39" (11 mm) to 0.82" (21 mm).
Exchangeable Cassettes for Round Insert Diameters
The company’s 335.25 disc mill cutters now include exchangeable cassettes for 0.63" (16-mm) and 0.79" (20 mm) round insert diameters. These cutters are designed for various full side, face or half side and face operations for applications involving corner radii. Cutter diameters for these new sizes range from 4.00" (100 mm) to 12.00" (315 mm).
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